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Panama Alaska Rally
We recently visited the Petersen Museum in LA to see the We are Porsche exhibit. A retrospective of 75 years of Porsche racing, design and passion. One of many of the cars we found really interesting was a Porsche 914 with a sticker of a Panama Alaska Rally we never heard about.
Travel: Petersen Museum - We Are Porsche Exhibit
Visiting the Petersen Museum for the We Are Porsche Exhibit - Celebrating 75 Years of Amazing Stories.
USA Road-trip: 70 ° the whole time
Want to take a year-long road trip in which the high temperature is close to 70 degrees the whole time? A dude from Alaska named Brian Brettchneider has mapped the course. It starts in San Diego Jan. 1, is near Minneapolis in June, Fairbanks in July and takes you into Florida in December. Here’s the year-long road trip that would follow the best odds of ideal weather. Covering 13,909 miles, the route navigates enormous stretches of North America, shifting north and south with the changing seasons. The goal? Get as close to 70-degree conditions as possible.
Adventuremobile: 4x4 T1N Sprinter Wayair
Adventuremobile Spotting in Poland from the Wayair Foundation. Amazing 4x4 T1N Sprinter Van.
Adventuremobile: Unimog Parked in SF
Adventuremobile Spotting! We spotted a Unimog 406 Parked in San Francisco. Pretty cool to see this rig just hanging out.
Airing down a Sprinter
The tire patch at different PSI. Why deflating your tires is only half the technique. What PSI you chose is also somewhat of a debate for Sprinter Vans.
Adventuremobile Spotted
Adventuremobile spotted in Grass Valley, CA. This Mercedes Benz 917AF has been around the world over the last 20 years.
Adventuremobile: JDM 4x4 Mitsubishi Delica Camper
Adventuremobile spotted in Tahoe, California - JDM Mitsubishi 4x4 Campervan direct from Japan
AMG Sprinter Tow Rig
The ultimate Mercedes bases tow rig. This transporter flatbed for the AMG racercar is really an amazing build.
Blacking out the rear Sprinter window area
Blacking out the rear area to create an extended window look like an OEM passenger Sprinter Van.
Sprinter Van Bi-Xenon HID Headlight Fix
Do you have a burned out bulb or non-functioning headlight on your Bi-Xenon optioned Mercedes NVC3 Sprinter Van? Here’s a way to find out what’s wrong and how to replace it.
Installing rear Sumo Springs on 4x4 Sprinter Van
A simple upgrade. Here’s a DIY How-To on installing a set of rear Sumo Springs on a VS30 Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 2500.
Adventuremobile: Ralivan with Porsche
Check out this cool Ralivan Adventuremobile. Hauling your Porche 911 to a rally race
DIY: Changing the brake light in a Sprinter Van
How to replace a burned out tail light bulb in NV3 Mercedes Sprinter Van and what bulbs to get.
Tire Review: Hankook i*Pike RW11 Studded Snow Tires
Testing the Hankook i Pike RW11 Mud and Snow. We have been testing these tires out for the past 1000 miles this winter and wanted to share some immediate thoughts about them.
Adventuremobile Spotting: VW LT40 Sülzer 4x4
Spotted this It is a 1987 Volkswagen LT 40, 4 × 4 van. What an Adventuremobile as this is a VW LT40 Sülzer 4x4. Very rare, conversion brought to the Americas to do a South American tour by a Spanish couple. Now registered in Alaska.
Adventuremobile Spotting: Mercedes Benz T1 310 4x4
Spotted T1 310 4x4 van in the Sierra Nevadas.